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The Federal Reserve enforced the closure of Farmington State Bank, a lender that has ties with both FTX and Alameda Research.
But what led to this? The bank's silent move towards a digital-centric strategy without keeping the Federal Reserve in the loop.
To thicken the plot, Farmington had previously, in March 2022, secured a substantial $11.5 million funding from Alameda Research. 
The current market landscape marks an unprecedented decline in liquidity, according to Bloomberg Intelligence's senior macro strategist, Mike McGlone.
If this pattern holds throughout 2023, he warns of a potential sharp descent in Bitcoin prices, which would ripple through Ethereum, XRP, and the general cryptocurrency domain.
“What should be early indications of recessionary times? The best indication should be bitcoin and that’s where I’m looking for the bleeding occasion from bitcoin and it’s still kind of showing what I expected.”
“Picture December: Recession looms, Fed hesitates on easing due to inflation,” said McGlone. 
The purpose of this program is to impose restrictions on certain cryptocurrency-related activities and create a more level playing field for banks involved in serving the digital asset industry.
It which aims to ensure consistency in crypto-related regulations for all banks under Federal Reserve supervision.
The activities that fall under the purview include custody, lending, trading, issuance, and distribution of crypto, including stablecoins. 
Shares of another American bank collapsed
Despite Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's assurances on the stability of the banking system, PacWest Bancorp's stock has plummeted 58% in late trading. PacWest, struggling in the wake of three competing California-based lenders' collapse, is now considering a range of strategic options, such as a potential sale, breakup, or capital raise. 
James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley, said that the world economy has come out of its peak.
Positive changes were influenced by two factors:
- inflation in the USA has reached maximum levels
- relations between USA and China began to improve
Gorman believes that China and the United States have finally agreed: instead of redistributing the world's prosperity among themselves, they have moved to the desire to increase it so that everyone gets more.
Gorman also suggested that the Fed will not raise rates above 25 basis points next month.
The crypto market seems to agree. FedNow, CBDC, US Financial Evolution: Insights by Aaron Klein
The unveiling of the Fed's FedNow payment system has stirred discussions about its influence on banking and its repercussions for the crypto sector. Aaron Klein, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Regulation and Markets, addresses questions about this new system, the prospective role of CBDCs, and cryptographic developments. 
Their economists anticipate a reduction in interest rates by late June next year, following a gradual quarterly decrease pattern.
“The cuts in our forecast are driven by the desire to normalize the funds rate from a restrictive level once inflation is closer to the target,” says Jan Hatzius, a senior economist at Goldman.
Goldman forecasts rate cuts in Q2 2024, expecting 25 basis point reductions per quarter with pace uncertainties.
“We expect the funds rate to eventually stabilize at 3-3.25%,” say their economists. 
The charismatic founder of BitMEX has revealed his vision for the market. Spoiler: he moves liquid fiat money from treasury bills to cash and intends to invest it all in high-risk assets (bitcoin and other crypto, of course).
Key takeaways from Arthur Hayes' post:
? S&P500 is up 40% in 3 months;
? Fed balance sheet will drop $100 billion every month;
? The market will get an extra $500 billion out of the Treasury General Account (TGA), which will accelerate inflation;
? When the money runs out (sometime in July), Congress will vote to increase the debt ceiling;
? The market will end up flooded with unbacked debt liabilities;
? The world's banks will be forced to resort to printing more money (this process has already begun).
"The party has begun!", Arthur concludes. 
Pedigree created a virtual shelter with 3D avatars of dogs who live in real-life shelters. Users can now bring a dog avatar into their virtual home and try to coexist with it.
Additionally, interactive pets need to be fed, taken for walks, and they even know how to destroy things. They also resemble their prototypes quite closely.
The Pedigree team is confident that this will help real dogs find families. Adoptions are available to Metaverse users at Pedigree.com/Fosterverse.
The Metaverse visitors also have the opportunity to donate in support of homeless dogs. 